Creating an Inclusive School

Contents: 1. Forms of Inclusion and Exclusion in Indian Education. 2. Inclusive Education: Meaning, Historical Development and Benefits. 3. Historical Perspective to Disability and Inclusion. 4.Disabilities: Concept, Types, Characteristics and Identification of the Educational Needs and Learning Problems. 5. Assistive and Adaptive Technologies in Inclusive Setup. 6. Adaptation and Accommodation according to Various Disabilities. 7. Educational Provision for the Disabled in International Declaration and Conventions. 8. Educational Provisions for the Disabled in Acts and Policies. 9. Organisation and Management of an Inclusive School.
10. Support Services available in an Inclusive School. 11. Making Learning More Meaningful to the Differently Abled. 12. Pedagogical Strategies in Inclusive Set up. 13. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation: Concept and Implications to Facilitate Inclusion. References.

Creating an inclusive school for providing inclusive education to the diverse learners of our diverse society is becoming quite necessary for our nation. This book focusses on providing the needed knowledge to the ‘would-be-teachers’ for establishing and managing an inclusive school.

Beginning with throwing light on the concept and need of providing inclusive education in our schools, it discusses all essentials about the nature and type of disabilities and differently-abled children along with the available educational provisions for them in terms of policies and legal frameworks. Thereafter, it discusses the essentials of equipping a school to function as an inclusive school in terms of material and human resources including the needed support services. The book also discusses pedagogical strategies and inclusive practices to be applied in an inclusive school.

With all its wide coverage and readers’ friendly presentation, it has enough potential to serve the curricular needs of its users in universities and teacher education institutions spread over the country. (jacket)